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needledverbpast tense of needle to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insultswe needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl baited, hassled, hazed, heckled, rode(or chiefly dialectical rid), taunted, teased derided, gibed(or jibed), jeered, mocked, ridiculedannoyed, bothered, bugged, burned (up)(or burnt (up)), chafed, fretted, frosted, galled, gnawed (at), got, grated, griped, hacked (off), hagrode, irked, irritated, itched, nagged, narked(British), nettled, peeved, pestered, piqued, put out, rasped, riled, ruffled, spited, troubled, vexed(also vext)aggravated, exasperated, goaded, tested, triedaggrieved, agitated, bedeviled, beleaguered, discomforted, disturbed, perturbedbadgered, dogged, houndedbrowbeat, bullied, hectoredharassed, harried, persecuted, plagued, terrorized, tormented, tortured made game of, picked on to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp remindersquit needling me! I'll take out the trash in a minute! dogged, henpecked, hounded, nagged, pecked (at) carped (at), fussed (about or over), nitpickedannoyed, badgered, baited, bothered, bugged, chivied(or chivvied), harassed, harried, hassled, irked, pestered, plagued, rode(or chiefly dialectical rid), vexed(also vext), yapped (at)egged, goaded, incited, prodded, prompted, spurred, urgedexhorted, insisted, pressed, pressured, pushedblandished, cajoled, coaxed, wheedledbegged, importuned, pleaded(or pled also plead) picked at complimentedcommended, lauded, praised, recommended, toutedacclaimed, applauded, built up, eulogized, extolled |